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Assumptions |
Early experiences influence and even determine much of our psychological 'make-up' Individuals of the same age share cognitive abilities Study of cognitive, emotional, behavioural and social development throughout the lifespan Mostly the study of processes in childhood but also the study of processes that occur in adulthood Study of development in thinking, problem solving, emotional self and socialisation Study of timing and plasticity of development |
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Studies |
Bandura Freud Samuel and bryant Piaget Farrington Wikstrom and tafel Kohlberg |
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Stages of cognitive development |
0-2 sensory motor 2-7 pre-operational 7-11 concrete operational 11+ formal operational |
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Strengths |
Emphasis on consequences that a development during one stage in life will have on a later stage in life e.g insecure attachment in infancy will result in problems in adult relationships Understanding developments may help parents with upbringing Useful for government policies for education, housing and social work Rich source of data about development through longitudinal research |
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Weaknesses |
Longitudinal research is time consuming and expensive Longitudinal studies can have high drop out rate Difficult to replicate Ethical issues studying children |
